大方廣佛華嚴經疏 3.29

3.29

Eighth, perfectly gathering by meaning: the previous gates are either completely subsumed by the seven characters, as already explained before; or completely subsumed by teaching and meaning; or completely subsumed by noumenon and wisdom; or completely subsumed by person and Dharma; or completely subsumed by faith, understanding, practice, and realization. Or they are completely subsumed solely by the three sages Samantabhadra, Mañjuśrī, and Vairocana: "Mahāvaipulya" is Samantabhadra, because Samantabhadra represents the realized dharmadhātu; "Avataṃsaka" is Mañjuśrī, because Mañjuśrī represents that which realizes; "Buddha" is Vairocana, possessing both the subjective and the objective. Furthermore, "Great" is Samantabhadra, because Bodhisattva Samantabhadra's own essence is omnipresent; "Correct and Vast" is Mañjuśrī, because Mañjuśrī represents the wisdom identical with essence. "Flower" is Samantabhadra, because of Samantabhadra's practice; "Adornment" is Mañjuśrī, because Mañjuśrī initiates practice by means of understanding. "Buddha" is the Samantabhadra and Mañjuśrī of perfected understanding and practice, the Samantabhadra and Mañjuśrī who realize the essence and function of the dharmadhātu, accomplishing Vairocana's universally illuminating light.